Speaker - Who is telling the story or reading the poem. It may or may not be the same person that wrote the story/poem.
Alliteration - When the same consonant sound is repeated closely in the text.
Sensory Image - The 5 senses; sight, touch, taste, smell, hear. Details in a story/poem that focus on the senses
Drawing conclusions - Make judgments or statements based on the the story/poem.
8/30/11 - Definitions
Making Inferences - a logical guess a reader makes based on the evidence in the text.
Theme - is the message about life or about human nature that the work reveals.
Context Clues - are words or phrases that surround a word to help figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Characterization - is the method used to develop a character. This can include what the character looks like, their actions, their thoughts, the way they talk, and how other react to the character.
8/22/11
Active Reading Strategies
Connect - Connect personally with what your reading. Think of similarities between the descriptions in the selection and what you have personally experienced, heard about, and read about.
Visualize - Visualize the characters, events, and setting to help you understand what's happening. When you read nonfiction, pay attention to the images that form in your mind as you read.
Predict - Try to figure out what will happen next and how the selection might end. Read on to see how accurate your guesses were.
Infer - To use the information from the text to make a reasonable guess about a particular situation. The guess should make a lot of sense.
Question - Question what happens while you read. Searching for reasons behind events and characters' feelings can help you feel closer to what you are reading.
Clarify/Identify - Stop occasionally to review what you understand, and expect to have your understanding change and develop as you read on. Use resources to help you clarify your understanding. Reread as necessary.
Evaluate - Form opinions about what you read, both while your reading and after you've finished. Develop your own ideas about characters and events.
9/6/11 - Definitions
Speaker - Who is telling the story or reading the poem. It may or may not be the same person that wrote the story/poem.Alliteration - When the same consonant sound is repeated closely in the text.
Sensory Image - The 5 senses; sight, touch, taste, smell, hear. Details in a story/poem that focus on the senses
Drawing conclusions - Make judgments or statements based on the the story/poem.
8/30/11 - Definitions
Making Inferences - a logical guess a reader makes based on the evidence in the text.Theme - is the message about life or about human nature that the work reveals.
Context Clues - are words or phrases that surround a word to help figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Characterization - is the method used to develop a character. This can include what the character looks like, their actions, their thoughts, the way they talk, and how other react to the character.
8/22/11
Active Reading Strategies
Connect - Connect personally with what your reading. Think of similarities between the descriptions in the selection and what you have personally experienced, heard about, and read about.
Visualize - Visualize the characters, events, and setting to help you understand what's happening. When you read nonfiction, pay attention to the images that form in your mind as you read.
Predict - Try to figure out what will happen next and how the selection might end. Read on to see how accurate your guesses were.
Infer - To use the information from the text to make a reasonable guess about a particular situation. The guess should make a lot of sense.
Question - Question what happens while you read. Searching for reasons behind events and characters' feelings can help you feel closer to what you are reading.
Clarify/Identify - Stop occasionally to review what you understand, and expect to have your understanding change and develop as you read on. Use resources to help you clarify your understanding. Reread as necessary.
Evaluate - Form opinions about what you read, both while your reading and after you've finished. Develop your own ideas about characters and events.